The German Antisemitism commission has spoken

in #antisemitism7 years ago

Calls for the boycott of Israel and denouncing the country as an “apartheid state” can be considered anti-Semitic, Klein, who is not Jewish, said further. On the other hand, the far-right nationalist Alternative for Germany party — shunned by Jerusalem and Germany’s organized Jewish community — has problematic views of the Nazi era but cannot be considered anti-Semitic as a whole, he argued.

AfD, despite their racist, xenophobic, and use of Nazi imagery in their marches, campaigns etc, is not antisemitic but calling Israel an apartheid state is antisemitic.

So you can be a Nazi apologist and not be considered an antisemite, but god help you if you call Israel an apartheid state (which it is!), you're an anti semite.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-gets-first-anti-semitism-czar-as-it-grapples-with-how-to-keep-jews-safe/?utm_source=germany-gets-first-anti-semitism-czar-as-it-grapples-with-how-to-keep-jews-safe&utm_medium=desktop-browser&utm_campaign=desktop-notifications

#antisemitism #germany #AfD #nazism #israel #apartheid

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